Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly known as EDSA, is the main thoroughfare in Metro Manila, Philippines. Around 54 kilometers in length, it connects the north and south of the metropolis, with traffic from an average of 2.34 million vehicles in a day.[1]

On 7 April 1959, the road acquired its name with the enactment of Republic Act (RA) 2140 or “An Act Changing the Name of Highway 54 in the Province of Rizal to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Honor of Don Epifanio de los Santos, a Filipino Scholar, Jurist and Historian.”[2]

De los Santos was director of the National Library and Museum when he died. His former assistant Eulogio Rodriguez was the principal agent in the renaming of Highway 54 to EDSA, but died before the vision was fulfilled.

Juan Francisco Sumulong, De los Santos' former University of Santo Tomas civil law classmate, pursued the campaign. They had to contend with the supporters of late President Ramon Magsaysay who wanted the road named after him and Rizal loyalists who wanted Junio 19 to be retained.

List of billboard related incidents and accidents along EDSA

Some of the advertising billboards along EDSA were toppled down by Typhoon Milenyo, most notably the ones at the junction of Ortigas Avenue in Mandaluyong. After 1 month, the billboards were sticked to th situs while the other billboards are confiscated by the Metro Manila Development Authority.

The number of billboard related incidents caused by Typhoon Milenyo led the government to plan the retraction and removal of billboards from Monumento to the SM Mall of Asia as a precaution to Super Typhoon Reming which was forcasted to pass over Metro Manila which would cause more damage. However, the typhoon did not pass the metropolis and many of the billboards remain in situ.

Actor and UNESCO Commissioner Cesar Montano was running for senator in the TEAM Unity party for the May 14, 2007 elections. Advertising of any kind is considered illegal campaigning and is prohibited for candidates. In response, the authorities removed his billboard in Mandaluyong City in front of the Pasig River (Makati-Mandaluyong-EDSA Boundary) and near Robinson's Pioneer. Montano then stood on the Guadalupe Bridge and later talked to MMDA employees while they removed his billboard that he is endorsed to.

The billboard ads beside the Manila MRT was reported that has a black paint thrown from the can/container. On April 9, 2007, the MMDA removed the ads that was affected with black paint. The government planned to put an ad to report those who vandals the billboard with black paint and posted from North Avenue, Quezon City to Taft Avenue in Pasay City. It turned out to be some criminal youth gangs.